The 22nd death anniversary of Marhoom Dr. A.M.A. Azeez falls today. I had the good fortune of meeting Dr. Azeez as a young student somewhere in 1944 when he was Assistant Government Agent, Kandy. In those colonial days, meeting high…

TWENTY SEVENTH MARHOOM DR. A.M.A. AZEEZ ORATION – 2000 I am deeply obliged to the Dr. A.M.A. Azeez foundation for inviting me to deliver this memorial oration this year. This invitation,  in my view, reaffirms my identity as an Old…

TWENTY THIRD MARHOOM DR. A.M.A. AZEEZ ORATION – 1996 Prof. Furkhan, President of the Dr. A.M.A. Azeez Foundation, distinguished members of the Foundation, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a great honour for me, to be invited to deliver this Memorial…

Twenty Seven years have passed since we lost a leading Muslim intellectual – the name of Al Haj Marhoom Aboobucker Mohamed Abdul Azeez will remain in the hearts of all Muslims of this country with gratitude.   Popularly known as…

A.M.A. Azeez was born on October 4, 1911, into a distinguished family from Jaffna. He received his early education in leading Hindu schools and in later years, Azeez would gratefully acknowledge that he was deeply indebted to these institutions, Vaidyeshwara…

This is the 81st year of birth of Marhoom Al Haj A.M.A. Azeez who passed away in the year 1973. He was a product of Jaffna where he was born on October 4, 1911 to a well known Muslim family.…

Al Haj A.M.A. Azeez, one of the rare Muslim intellectuals of his generation was a scholar, a writer, an innovative thinker and an educationist with a sharp and perceptive mind.   When he quit the elitist and prestigious Ceylon Civil…

The death anniversary of Marhoom Dr. A. M. A. Azeez falls today. The Muslims of this country remember him with a deep sense of gratitude as one who dedicated his entire life for the course of Muslim education and the…